3. Question 1
Mr. Foster of Crompton and Greaves was the
•
first person in India to own a _______
4. Question 2
DuPont pioneered the concept of Getting
•
feedback from peers, managers and
subordinates of all executives. This concept is
known as ___________
5. Question 3
Sila Petit was India‟s First Lady Pilot. Who was
•
her famous brother
6. Question 4
Which type of companies try to qualify for the
•
„Geneva‟ seal?
7. Question 5
Melinda Gates recently said “There are very few
•
things banned in our house like _______ and
________
Mills and Boon
a.
Fish and Chips
b.
Ipods and Iphones
c.
8. Question 6
If 16 annas = 1 Rupee then Rs. 15 =
•
1 Mohur
a.
1 Cowry
b.
1 Cent
c.
9. Question 7
In 1952, Walter Cronkite‟s coverage of the
•
Democratic and Republican conventions on
behalf of CBS led to the coining of a very
famous term now ubiquitous in use. What is the
term?
10. Question 8
The classical Hippocratic oath specifically bars
•
the practitioner from carrying out __________
and abortions
11. Question 9
Karmali station has been voted the most tourist
•
friendly station. In which Union Territory is it?
12. Question 10
13 Billion ___________ bags are handed to
•
British shoppers every year
13. Question 11
Dharavi : Mumbai
•
Bronx : New York
•
Faveks : ??
•
14. Question 12
According to Peter Drucker, all companies have
•
only 2 Functions viz. Marketing and _________
Innovation
a.
Ideation
b.
Segmentation
c.
15. Question 13
Monopsony is a situation where there is only
•
one
Banker
a.
Buyer
b.
Seller
c.
Agent
d.
16. Question 14
Which city‟s name appears below the brand
•
name Haldiram
17. Question 15
What kind of question first made its appearance
•
in a radio quiz show in 1948 when participants
were answering questions
18. Question 16
Correction Corporation of America is the largest
•
operator of _______ in the USA
19. Question 17
Grey Goose is one of the best brands of
•
_______
20. Question 18
Which of these companies had to buy the rights
•
to their name from a hotel chain?
Wipro
a.
Google
b.
Intel
c.
Dell
d.
21. Question 19
The Devil‟s _________ office was established
•
by Pope Sextus V. It was subsequently
abolished by Pope John Paul II in 1983
22. Question 20
The copyrights on which Indian‟s work expired
•
on 1st January 2009
23. Question 21
Mr. Max Yasgur rented his dairy farm in Bethel,
•
New York for 3 days in 1969. Why?
24. Question 22
After the World Cup in 2006, who collaborated
•
with the Adidas Innovation team to create the
football PowerServe
25. Question 23
What appears between the words Wal and Mart
•
in their logo (specific answer)
26. Question 24
You can win an Ipod from the website
•
NailTheThief.com by throwing rotten eggs on
whose face?
27. Question 25
Which district in UP is nicknamed Suhag Nagari
•
because it fulfils everything a Suhagan wants?
29. Question 26-30
Pictures of
•
Mr. Hiranandani
•
Vadilal Ice Cream Commercial
•
Logo of Deccan Chargers
•
Picture of Raj Kumar Santoshi
•
De Beers Commercial
•
30. Question 1
Mr. Foster of Crompton and Greaves was the
•
first person in India to own a _______
Ans. Car
31. Question 2
DuPont pioneered the concept of Getting
•
feedback from peers, managers and
subordinates of all executives. This concept is
known as ___________
Ans. 360 Degrees Feedback
32. Question 3
Sila Petit was India‟s First Lady Pilot. Who was
•
her famous brother
Ans. JRD Tata
33. Question 4
Which type of companies try to qualify for the
•
„Geneva‟ seal?
Ans. Watch Making
34. Question 5
Melinda Gates recently said “There are very few
•
things banned in our house like _______ and
________
Mills and Boon
a.
Fish and Chips
b.
Ipods and Iphones
c.
Ans. C
35. Question 6
If 16 annas = 1 Rupee then Rs. 15 =
•
1 Mohur
a.
1 Cowry
b.
1 Cent
c.
Ans. A
36. Question 7
In 1952, Walter Cronkite‟s coverage of the
•
Democratic and Republican conventions on
behalf of CBS led to the coining of a very
famous term now ubiquitous in use. What is the
term?
Ans. Anchor
37. Question 8
The classical Hippocratic oath specifically bars
•
the practitioner from carrying out __________
and abortions
Ans. Euthanasia
38. Question 9
Karmali station has been voted the most tourist
•
friendly station. In which Union Territory is it?
Ans. Goa
Derek gave everybody 1 mark for this. I think this is because he
goofed up since Goa is a state.
39. Question 10
13 Billion ___________ bags are handed to
•
British shoppers every year
Ans. Plastic
40. Question 11
Dharavi : Mumbai
•
Bronx : New York
•
Faveks : ??
•
Ans. Rio de Janeiro
41. Question 12
According to Peter Drucker, all companies have
•
only 2 Functions viz. Marketing and _________
Innovation
a.
Ideation
b.
Segmentation
c.
Ans A
42. Question 13
Monopsony is a situation where there is only
•
one
Banker
a.
Buyer
b.
Seller
c.
Agent
d.
Ans. A
43. Question 14
Which city‟s name appears below the brand
•
name Haldiram
Ans. Nagpur
44. Question 15
What kind of question first made its appearance
•
in a radio quiz show in 1948 when participants
were answering questions
Ans. The $ 64,000 question
45. Question 16
Correction Corporation of America is the largest
•
operator of _______ in the USA
Ans. Prisons
46. Question 17
Grey Goose is one of the best brands of
•
_______
Ans. Vodka
47. Question 18
Which of these companies had to buy the rights
•
to their name from a hotel chain?
Wipro
a.
Google
b.
Intel
c.
Dell
d.
Ans. C
48. Question 19
The Devil‟s _________ office was established
•
by Pope Sextus V. It was subsequently
abolished by Pope John Paul II in 1983
Ans. Advocate
49. Question 20
The copyrights on which Indian‟s work expired
•
on 1st January 2009
Ans. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
50. Question 21
Mr. Max Yasgur rented his dairy farm in Bethel,
•
New York for 3 days in 1969. Why?
Ans. Woodstock
51. Question 22
After the World Cup in 2006, who collaborated
•
with the Adidas Innovation team to create the
football PowerServe
Ans. Zinedine Zidane
52. Question 23
What appears between the words Wal and Mart
•
in their logo (specific answer)
Ans. 5 pointed star!
53. Question 24
You can win an Ipod from the website
•
NailTheThief.com by throwing rotten eggs on
whose face?
Ans. Ramalingam Raju
54. Question 25
Which district in UP is nicknamed Suhag Nagari
•
because it fulfils everything a Suhagan wants?
Ans. Ferozabad. This district is famous for the
manufacture of bangles.
57. Question 1.1
M.N. Srinivas, in a book titled “Caste – Its 20th
•
Century Avatar” coined which of the terms
below
Late Swing
a.
Vote Bank
b.
Cash for Votes
c.
Ans. B
58. Question 1.2
6 __________ have won 5 Golds in Olympics
•
using Yamaha products
Pole Vaulters
a.
Archers
b.
Shooters
c.
Ans. B
59. Question 1.3
Which of the following is a trip to the Maldives
•
on a sail boat of the given name
Dhoni Cruise Holidays
a.
Yuvraj Cruise Holidays
b.
Gayle Cruise Holidays
c.
Ans. A
60. Question 1.4
Building, Blending, Muddling, Rolling and
•
Layering are all terms associated with which of
the following products
Wallpaper
a.
Cocktails
b.
Parathas
c.
Ans. B
61. Question 1.5
The shorter Oxford Directory removed 65,000 of
•
these before printing its 6th Edition
Commas
a.
Capitals
b.
Hyphens
c.
Ans. C
62. Question 1.6
What is the name given to a vehicle in rural
•
India made by fitting an engine onto a cart. This
vehicle requires no license / no registration etc.
Jugad
a.
Muft
b.
Sanchay
c.
Ans. A
64. Question 2.1
In 1983 a Korean Airlines plane was shot down
•
by the USSR for violating its airspace. The
event led to Ronald Reagan releasing which
technological facility for Civilian use?
Ans. Global Positioning System
65. Question 2.2
What is the „Wife Acceptance Factor‟
•
Ans. The addition of certain „aesthetic‟ or design
features to hi technology items to make it more
appealing to the wife.
66. Question 2.3
General Insurance paid Rs. 50 Cr.
•
ICICI Lombard paid Rs. 1.50 Cr.
•
LIC paid Rs. 55 Lakhs
•
What was the „incident‟ that led to these
•
payments
Ans. The 26th November Terrorist attack
67. Question 2.4
What is Poorism?
•
Ans. Tourism of Poverty Stricken Countries like
Ethiopia and (for shame) India etc.
68. Question 2.5
This institution will not associate with practitioners
•
of :
„Bioethical' violations such as birth control
•
``Morally dubious'' experiments such as stem cell
•
research
Drug abuse
•
Polluting the environment
•
Contributing to widening divide between rich and
•
poor
Excessive wealth
•
Creating poverty
•
Ans. The Vatican. The abover are known as “The
Seven Social Sins”
69. Question 2.6
The ____________ __________ costume is
•
the only „non Service‟ uniform to have been
granted a patent in the US
Ans. The Playboy Bunny
78. Question 4.1
Since 2005, what is unique about power bills
•
from Reliance Energy?
Ans. From March 2005, Reliance Energy have
been issuing Braille Bills
79. Question 4.2
The FBI used to refer to these things as Funny
•
Little YNs. What is this product which is fairly
common in use today
Ans. Funny Little YELLOW NOTES. This is a
reference to Post Its from 3M
80. Question 4.3
In the early part of its history, the Congress
•
used to charge 4 annas as joining fees for
membership. Later, at Gandhiji‟s request, this
was scrapped and replaced with what
condition?
Ans. They had to buy Khadi
81. Question 4.4
In medieval times, rhino horns were very
•
popular for drinking. Why?
Ans. The Rhino horns were useful for detecting
poisons (they changed colour).
82. Question 4.5
In January 2005, donations to charity via credit
•
cards showed an increase of 200% vis a vis
January 2004. Why?
Ans. The Tsunami in December 2004
83. Question 4.6
What is calculated by
•
Income Method
•
Output Method
•
Expenditure Method
•
Ans. The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of a
country
84. Brand Equity 2009 - Mumbai
Round V
Audio Visual
(Not Possible to Reproduce)
85. Question 5.x
Indentify person in video (Bernie Madhoff)
•
Who is singer of a song where Lambhorgini is
•
mentioned (Acorn)
Identify the message of the brand being shown
•
in video (You drink, we drive… for safe driving
in Mumbai)
Audio – Identify the Movie (Aa Dekhe Zara)
•
Video showing theme song of Love Story
•
(instrumental)
Audio – Identify Singer (Fergie)
•
87. Question 6.1
What is ISRO equivalent of Google Earth
•
Ans. Bhuvan
Deutsche Bank Eliminated
88. Question 6.2
Heineken is the No. 2 Beer import of the US.
•
What is the No. 1 Beer import?
Ans. Corona
JM Financial Eliminated
89. Question 6.3
You have heard of Y Class and J Class fares
•
while travelling by air. What is X class ?
Ans. Tickets given to employees
Pinstorm Eliminated
90. Question 6.4
Who is the CEO of Air Voice Mobile Company
•
Ans. Sanjay Singhania in the movie Ghajjini
Axis Bank Eliminated
91. Question 6.5
Kookabura, the world‟s leading manufacturer of
•
cricket balls proposed an innovation to the
game of cricket with a highly visible pink cricket
ball. What was the objective in coloring the ball
pink?
Ans. Born out of Kookaburra‟s desire to support a
local charity highlighting breast cancer
92. Question 6.6
If a person is going to caldarium(hot room), then
•
moves on tepidarium(warm room ) and then
moves to soğukluk ...what is he doing
Ans. Turkish Bath, a variant of sauna baths